Professional Bull Riders is back in Grande Prairie for the fifth time in the organization’s history.
From September 27th to the 28th, the largest bull-riding league in the world will take over Bonnetts Energy Centre for the PBR Peace Country Invitational.
The event is timely as it is positioned in the final weeks of the 2024 regular season when riders will be competing for crucial points as the race for the 2024 PBR Canadian Championships, and its $100,000 bonus intensifies. Officials suggest that as of September 16th, Canada’s top 15 are only separated by less than 700 points.
Last season’s Cup Series event in Grande Prairie saw PBR Peace Country Invitational golden boy Dakota Buttar going three for three, winning the invitational and vaulting him to the number one position in the country. His win came at a painful price however, as the young rider sustained a broken collarbone during his victory, putting him out of contention for the final month of the regular season, and ultimately slipping to the number three spot.
Now, Buttar sits at number seven in Canada. Despite his placement, Buttar still has the chance to make history during this year’s event. Should he win this season’s title, the cowboy would become the first back-to-back Canadian champ in history.
